A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their mission Monday to take care of some odd jobs at the International Space station. ...

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin promises to limit her enthusiasm during her visit to North Carolina’s Fort Bragg.

State and federal authorities will investigate the death of a high school freshman who was killed in a wood chipper accident.

A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the...

Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia’s Sumatra...

A logger is dead after he was hit by a falling tree while trimming another tree’s branches in the Hardy area of Franklin County.

Today’s scheduled sentencing of former gang member Detavis J. King for the 2007 slaying of Chesterfield County teenager Ryan Matko is to be delayed...

Residents of flood-battered northern England are struggling back to work, school and homes after swollen rivers inundated roads and caused several bridges...

Four U.S. service members were killed in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan, NATO forces said Monday.

President Barack Obama will speak about several government initiatives to raise the level of education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics....

Philippine troops found 21 bodies in the country’s restive south after dozens of gunmen on Monday hijacked a convoy of politicians and supporters...

Funeral services are scheduled at Arlington National Cemetery for a military physician assistant killed in the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.

The search for a Canadian sailor who never made it to Bermuda was suspended last night.

The Republican sweep in Virginia is about to become official.

Richmond police are investigating the robbery of a Texaco station on the 4300 block of Jefferson Davis Highway yesterday.

The number of illegal immigrants arrested while attempting to enter Fort Lee has dropped significantly this year, despite a boom in construction at the...

ROANOKE—In the brisk early-morning air, a few shouts among a crowd of more than 1,000 grew to an echoing cheer as a blue tour bus rolled into the...

Democrats had little time to savor their weekend Senate health-care victory, as two of the lawmakers who voted to move the debate forward Saturday night...

Three top academic performers with ties to Virginia—a linguist, a degree holder in international health and a championship swimmer—are among...

In Henrico County schools last year, African-American students made up 36 percent of the enrollment and 7 percent of the children who received gifted education....

CHARLOTTESVILLE—The University of Virginia Medical Center is adding non-competition clauses to the employment agreements of its 800 clinical faculty...

A hunter who died of an accidental shotgun wound Saturday in Charles City County was identified yesterday as Keith Andrew Murphy, 42, of Glen Allen. A...

LEXINGTON—Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school’s policies are sexist...

VCU Medical Center and the Richmond Ambulance Authority have improved resuscitation and survival rates dramatically for cardiacarrest patients with a new...

After being stalled for two years, Richmond’s plan to build schools is now being treated as an emergency. Today, the City Council will consider bypassing...

ROANOKE—In the brisk early-morning air, a few shouts among a crowd of more than 1,000 grew to an echoing cheer as a blue tour bus rolled into the...

A hunter who died from an accidental shotgun wound Saturday in Charles City County was identified yesterday as Keith Andrew Murphy, 42, of Glen Allen....

A woman died yesterday of injuries suffered when she wrecked her vehicle while being pursued by Henrico County police. Henrico police said an officer attempted...

LEXINGTON—Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school’s policies are sexist...

The Roanoke County School Board was unable to give raises to the school division’s employees or to fill some employment vacancies this year because...